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Brigham Young Complex
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★ National Historic Landmark

Brigham Young Complex

Also known as Lion House,Beehive House,President and Governor's Office

Salt Lake City’s first place on the National RegisterListed Oct 15, 1966; only 0 of Utah’s 1,531 listings are older
Angell, Truman O.Listed 1966Salt Lake City
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Brigham Young Complex

Brigham Young Complex, at 63-67 E. South Temple St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 15, 1966: the first place in Salt Lake City to be listed. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Jan 28, 1964, one of 12 in Utah. Only 0 of Utah’s 1,531 listings are older. The Register lists it for its exploration/settlement, politics and religion, at the national level. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric buildings in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 185 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1964 to today

  1. 1964Named a National Historic Landmark
  2. 1966Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 60 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

63-67 E. South Temple St., Salt Lake City · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Brigham Young ComplexStart here
  2. 2Belvedere ApartmentsLate 19th and 20th Century Revival · Built 1919 · next door
  3. 3Hotel UtahItalian Renaissance · Built 1911 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Z.C.M.I. Cast Iron FrontBuilding · next door
  5. 5McIntyre BuildingSullivanesque · next door
Around it

54 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BSalt Lake City Public LibraryBeaux Arts0.1 miOOld Clock at Zion's First National BankObject0.2 miBUtah Commercial and Savings Bank BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18880.2 miBMcCornick BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miBBeehive HouseGreek Revival · Built 18540.2 mi★Temple SquareDistrict0.2 miBWalker Bank BuildingSkyscraper0.3 miBTampico RestaurantBuilding0.3 miBFelt ElectricBuilt 18930.3 miBFirst National BankRomanesque Revival0.3 miBHerald BuildingPrairie School0.3 miBTribune Building (Additional Documentation)Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements Modern Movement · Built 19240.3 miBTracy Loan and Trust Company BuildingNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19160.3 miBKearns BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 19090.3 miBDaft BlockRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBLincoln Arms ApartmentsLate 19th and Early Twentieth Century American Movements · Built 19240.3 miBHollywood ApartmentsClassical Revival0.3 miBImmanuel Baptist ChurchNeo-Classical0.3 mi
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BSt. Mark's Episcopal CathedralGothic Revival · Built 18710.3 miBRowland Hall-St. Mark's SchoolGeorgian Revival · Built 18800.3 miBGibbs-Thomas HouseHigh Victorian · Built 18960.3 miBAlfred W. McCune MansionShingle style0.3 miBWoodruff-Riter HouseBuilt 19060.3 miBKarrick BlockCommercial0.4 miBCramer HouseBuilt 18900.4 miBLollin BlockNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBJ. A. Fritsch BlockRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18900.4 miBContinental Bank BuildingCommercial0.4 miBStratford HotelLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBOrpheum TheatreItalian Renaissance · Built 19130.4 miBPacific Northwest Pipeline BuildingInternational0.4 miBPalace ApartmentsBuilding0.4 miBLos Gables ApartmentsBuilding0.4 miBPiccardy ApartmentsLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19300.4 miBAshby ApartmentsLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19250.4 miBSymphony HallBuilding0.4 miBCathedral of the MadeleineRomanesque Revival · Built 19090.4 miBWilliam F. Beer EstateFish-scale dome0.4 miBOttinger HallBuilt 19000.4 mi★Council HallBuilding0.4 miBSalt Lake Stamp Company BuildingBuilding0.5 miBGreenwald Furniture Company BuildingBuilding0.5 miBJudge BuildingCommercial0.5 miBClift BuildingBuilding0.5 miBPeery HotelClassical Revival0.5 miBKeith-O'Brien BuildingNeo-Classical · Built 19020.5 miBOregon Shortline Railroad Company BuildingBuilt 18900.5 miBSmith-Bailey Drug Company BuildingEarly Commercial0.5 miBHotel VictorBuilt 19100.5 miBBertolini BlockBuilt 18920.5 miBLewis S. Hills HouseHigh Victorian0.5 miBHenry Dinwoody HouseVictorian0.5 miBWilliam Culmer HouseBuilding0.5 miBEbenezer Beesley HouseVernacular0.5 mi
More like it

Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Temple Square0.2 mi away · 1964
Council Hall0.4 mi away · 1975
Fort Douglas2.9 mi away · 1975
Emigration Canyon3.9 mi away · 1961

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Questions about Brigham Young Complex

Is Brigham Young Complex on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 15, 1966 (Register number 66000739).

Is Brigham Young Complex a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Jan 28, 1964. Utah has 12 National Historic Landmarks, 5 of them in Salt Lake City.

Can you visit Brigham Young Complex?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Brigham Young Complex?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 185 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 72000737 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.